Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-04

A CAREFUL compiler of statistics states
that there are in New York only fve-hun-
dred places of worship, one-ffth feing
mission chapels. Their total seating ca
pacity is not more than three hundred
and fifty thousand. The number of men
in the city between eighteen and forty
five years of age, according to the most
reliable information, is 353, lO7.
Oranges, according to Mr.. Harris, of
the Baulkham hills, can be exported from
New South Wales to EOgland with n fair
chance of profit, during May, June, and
July. Having as a grower, tried the ex-
pertinent, he estamates that the fruit can
be delivered in London at shillings and
6 peHee n case of twelve to thirteen dozen,
If the shipping companies will provide
well-ventilated compartments, and not
charge more than 80 shillings ton.
ACCORDING to Drexler, of 55,S32 cattle
slaughtered at Munich in 1876, 70f, or
LIB per cent, were affected with tuper-
culosis in n very evident manner. Trapp
reports that among 1919 cattle kilIe d
in the Strasburg abattoir in 1880, 22O, or
10 per cent, were tuberculous. For the
same year Mnndel found 17i, or 3,4 per
cent. among 5,I0J cattle slaughtered in
the Mulhouse abattoir; and in 1889 StrobI
and Magin recorded 1, ,125, or 2.5 per cent
of 1860 slaughtered at Munich.
Ir is now conceded by many that ten
pounds of good pressed hay is equal to
about thirty pounds Of loose hay. The
belief carries with it the claim that tn
nourishlng qualities of the hay are much
more fully retained in the pressed bale.
II is certainly true that there is much
smaller percentage of waste. The stor
age space for n given number of tons is
also much to the credit of buled hay.
Where this article Of stock food is high
priced, this is serious question with
those oven who put up hay for their own
use only There is great need of a ma
chine that il cheaper, to be used for bail
ing an ordinary ctop of hay for his own
use.
HARvEsrrNa by night, as well a. 10y day,
went ON in New South Wales in Docem-
Der, lamps being used as there was no
harvest moon. The sci binding reaping
machines did their work so perfectly that
nothing but a light to keep them in the
right track was needed. Experiments in
growing wheat in parts of this colony
where.it has not been commonly cultiyat
ed haye not proven encouraging, splen-
did crops, promising forty bushels an
aero having been so badly injured by rust
that they had to be cut for hay. An
other disadvantage under which the
colo-y has suffered this year was plague
of caterpillars III gardens and vineyards.
The unusual spectacle of immense
swarms of butterflies is reported from
one district, myriads flying past continu
ously from 3 p. NJ. till sundown on one
occasion.
Canon BAaor reports that the average
cost of making butter at three Irish
creameries aud placing it in the English
markets is proved by exact accounts TO
be l. pence u pound, including all the
working expenses of the factories, the
casing of the butter, carriage and com
mission, but, of course, exclusive of the
cost of the cream. The net prices paid
to tho farmers who supplied tile cream
varied from pence per pound of butter,
the lowest price in July, to l shilling, the
highest price in October Pri,es were
exceptionally low in July. The canon is of
the opinion that by the adoption of the
cream separator aud the use of the sepa-
rated milk on the farm, the cream being
sent TO the factory, Irish dairy farmers
may take the first rGnk, and beat their
foreign competitors in quality and price.
Tur butterine bill passed by the French
chamber is a sufficiently stringent meas
are. II imposes penalties of $40 to 5000
and six days TO six months imprison-
ment ON persons convicted of selling
importing, or exporting as butter any
mixture of margarine or other fat or oil
with butter, however small the proper
tion of the adulter alton. The extreme
penalties are for several convictions.
Fraudulent mixtures are liable 10 con
fiseation, and particulars of the fraud
may be published by the court at the ex-
pense, including notices on the doors of
his own place of business. There are
various regulations as to marking and
declaring the character of any such com
modify as margarine.
Ir was a queer looking thing that rested
on Philadelphia jewellers case. 1t was
small nickel plated pan two inches deep
alt six in diameter. On top was an in.
serted coffee cup made of ground glass
around which were painted in big blacs
Arabic figures the numbers from l to -
and between them the gaugings of a clock
dial A little indicator like clock hand
was attached TO the side of the pan, and
formed to the shape of the coffee cup ol
cathedral dome. The coffee cup was il
Illuminated, ana there came from within s
merry tickling sound. The coffee cup re
wolves with the mechanism and the indi
Gator stands still. The illumination
comes from little lamp inside the dome
that consumes penny's worth of oil
burning all night The time of night, OF
day, for it may be used without the lamp
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attachment fits over the coffee cup dia
to use for giving medicine. II is a littl,
in .icator placed on the minute for neg
giving medicine, and moves around will
the dial to the pointing hand. The clocl
will never be popular who are interested
in. .slodge" and 'clubn meetings.